Bai Qian Tincture & Alcohol-Free Extract

Bai Qian (Cynanchum stauntonii, now placed by Kew in Vincetoxicum as Vincetoxicum stauntonii) is a perennial herb of the dogbane family, Apocynaceae, native to central and eastern China from Hubei and Hunan to Jiangsu and Zhejiang, where it grows along riverbanks, stream sides, and other wet, low ground. It stands 30 to 60 centimeters with erect stems, opposite, narrow, almost grass-like leaves 6 to 13 centimeters long, and small purple-red star-shaped flowers in the leaf axils, followed by slender horn-like pods. The thin, horizontal rhizome is pale yellow and jointed and bears dense tufts of fine, curly fibrous roots. We extract the dried root.